42/59 Simplified
What is 42/59 Simplified?
The fraction 42/59 is already in the simplest form, so it isn't possible to reduce it any further - numerator 42 and denominator 59 have no common factors other than 1 (one)
Simplifying Fraction 42/59 using GCF
The first way to simplify the fraction 42/59 is to use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of our numerator [42] and denominator [59].
GCF of 42 and 59 is 1
And then divide both the numerator [42] and denominator [59] by the GCF [1].
Simplifying Fraction 42/59 using Prime Factors
Another method to reduce the fraction 42/59 to its simplest form is to use the Prime Factors of numerator [42] and denominator [59].
Prime Factors of 42: 2,3,7
Now we can write down a new fraction expressed by its Prime Factors and cancel common factors in numerator and denominator:
Simplifying Fraction 42/59 by Dividing by the Smallest Possible Number
In order to simplify our fraction we can start dividing both the numerator [42] and denominator [59] by the smallest possible number (2,3,4,5... and so on), and repeat this until it is impossible to divide without a reminder.
In our case (42/59) there is no possible numbers to divide our numerator and denominator.
Related Calculations
Fraction Simplification Table
Fraction | Lowest Terms |
---|---|
42/44 | 21/22 |
42/45 | 14/15 |
42/46 | 21/23 |
42/47 | 42/47 |
42/48 | 7/8 (⅞) |
42/49 | 6/7 |
42/50 | 21/25 |
42/51 | 14/17 |
42/52 | 21/26 |
42/53 | 42/53 |
42/54 | 7/9 |
42/55 | 42/55 |
42/56 | 3/4 (¾) |
42/57 | 14/19 |
42/58 | 21/29 |
42/59 | 42/59 |
42/60 | 7/10 |
42/61 | 42/61 |
42/62 | 21/31 |
42/63 | 2/3 (⅔) |
42/64 | 21/32 |
42/65 | 42/65 |
42/66 | 7/11 |
42/67 | 42/67 |
42/68 | 21/34 |
42/69 | 14/23 |
42/70 | 3/5 (⅗) |
42/71 | 42/71 |
42/72 | 7/12 |
42/73 | 42/73 |